It’s a truth universally acknowledged that the best way to get over an ex is by snogging the face off someone else – seriously, no judgement here
But we have a feeling that Dani Dyer may be rethinking her recent rebound – just 20 days after splitting from Jack Fincham – following a massive telling off from friends and family.
Last week, the Love Island star was pictured in a passionate embrace with her ex-boyfriend Sammy Kimmence, who’s said to have treated her badly in the past, and no one’s happy she’s opening old wounds.
Pictures of Sammy holding a small sachet of powder while locking lips with Dani have also fuelled their concerns.
“Everyone thinks Sammy is bad news. He’s messed Dani around before and, after seeing those pictures of them snogging outside an Essex club, it’s reminded those close to her that she needs to get rid,” a source close to the reality star revealed last week. “Dani’s mum and dad had a word with her, along with her mates.
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1 of 25Hannah Elizabeth and Jonathan Clark (2015): SPLIT
Remember when they, like, got engaged on the show? That one didn't quite last...
2 of 25Luis Morrison and Cally Jane Beech (2015): SPLIT
They had the first ever Love Island baby but in September 2018 they confirmed they'd split.
3 of 25Jordan Ring and Zoe Brown (2015): SPLIT
Absolutely DID NOT work IRL. Neeext.
4 of 25Jessica Hayes and Max Morley (2015): SPLIT
Still fancy Max in a huge way, not gonna lie.
5 of 25Katie Salmon and Adam Maxwell (2016): SPLIT
Adam claimed he was '100 percent single' shortly after leaving the villa and, um, that was that. #Kadam; gone but never forgotten.
6 of 25Rykard Jenkins and Rachel Fenton (2016): SPLIT
At least they lasted 18 months. Not bad going...
7 of 25Scott Thomas and Kady McDermott (2016): SPLIT
Scott and Kady managed a year before splitting in 2017.
8 of 25Nathan Massey and Cara de da Hoyde (2016): STILL TOGETHER
They've got their little Love Island baby and everything.
9 of 25Malin Andersson and Terry Walsh (2016): SPLIT
He did date fellow Love Island-er Emma-Jane Woodhams eight months in actual real life before calling it a day. AH WELL.
10 of 25Gabby Allen and Marcel Somerville (2017): SPLIT
Gabby dumped Marcel after he was spotted cheating as they holidayed TOGETHER. Blimey.
11 of 25Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow (2017): STILL TOGETHER
An absolute success story of Love Island 2017, Jamie and Camilla and Jamie are still the CUTEST of couples.
12 of 25Sam Gowland and Georgia Harrison (2017): SPLIT
Sam seems to be doing alright for himself on Geordie Shore, so we don't think he's too gutted.
13 of 25Olivia Attwood and Chris Hughes (2017): SPLIT
The couple were plagued with cheating rumours throughout their relationship (who can forget that whole Chris Hughes and Katie Price debacle?). Since their ITVBe show Crackin' On ended, Olivia's confirmed she's back with ex-boyfriend Bradley Dack.
14 of 25Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland (2016): STILL TOGETHER
Alex and Olivia are married and literally as strong as ever. We like to live vicariously through them, to be honest.
15 of 25Tyla Carr and Jonny Mitchell (2017): SPLIT
Oh it was never gonna last, was it?
16 of 25Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies (2017): SPLIT
TheLove Island2017 winners split in December 2017; five months after the finale.
17 of 25Montana Brown and Alex Beattie (2017): SPLIT
These two split just weeks after returning to the UK. Sad times.
18 of 25Dom Lever and Jess Shears (2017): STILL TOGETHER
Jess and Dom are SO together, in fact, they got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day 2017. They then got, y'know, properly married.
19 of 25Sam Bird and Georgia Steel: SPLIT
You know how this one went. Sam accused Georgia of cheating on him with her ex, which she denied. It's safe to say they didn't split on the best of terms.
20 of 25Zara McDermott and Adam Collard: SPLIT
Zara and Adam called it quits at the beginning of 2019. WAH.
21 of 25Megan Barton-Hanson and Wes Nelson: SPLIT
Megan and Wesdidmove in together, but announced their split in January 2019 following rumours Wes was getting close toDancing on Icepartner Vanessa Bauer. Uh oh.
22 of 25Josh Denzel and Kaz Crossley: SPLIT
Josh and Kaz announced their split in February 2019, with Kaz saying: "Sometimes things don't go the way you planned, but you have to be grateful for the journey. Thank you for everything especially showing me how to love myself again."
23 of 25Samira Mighty and Frankie Foster: SPLIT
Frankie reportedly cheated on Samira and that was that. Done. Over. thank u, next.
24 of 25Laura Anderson and Paul Knops: SPLIT
There's no bad blood betweenLaura and Paul, but they split months after making it to the final of the show.
25 of 25Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer: SPLIT
Dani released a statement via Instagram Stories (how very 2018) announcing thewinning 2018 couple had SPLIT, before they got back together just days later. Hmm.However fast forward to April 2019 and Jack announced they'd split.
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Dani, 22, and Sammy, 23 – who, seemingly like every Essex bad boy, is a stockbroker/amateur footballer – reportedly dated for a year before she went on Love Island, where she met and pledged eternal love to Jack. While she’s never referenced Sammy by name, it’s believed he’s the ex she called a “major player”, who “was a liar and was seeing loads of girls behind [her] back” in her recent book. And, last week, there were even claims he was in a five-year relationship while he was seeing Dani last year.
After winning Love Island, Dani and Jack moved in together, but rumours persisted that they were headed for a split – not least after Dani apparently hit the roof when Jack admitted he’d taken cocaine on a night out in February. They finally confirmed their break-up earlier this month – and, judging by Jack’s reaction to the pics of Dani and Sammy mid-snogathon, there’s no love lost.
After Dani’s rebound went public, Jack, 26, liked a heap of Twitter comments criticising Dani’s behaviour, including one that told him he’d had a “lucky escape” . One fan tweeted, “True colours always show in the end.
“She always put Jack down and kept complaining about everything he did like she was miss perfect”, while another railed, “She obviously used Jack for fame.” Jack also seemed to give his Instagram a massive clean-up, with several photos of the former couple in happier times removed from view.
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Meanwhile, Dani’s been dealing with the fallout of last week’s public PDA, which began outside a nightclub, before the pair headed home together.
Her protective dad, EastEnders star Danny, is reportedly furious, while both friends and fans have lashed out over the little bag of powder he was holding during their night out. Let’s hope she listens to their concerns – or, if not, at least listens to her own words of wisdom. In her book, Dani complained that dating her ex made her feel “like I was always the side dish in Nando’s. I was just the fried halloumi when all I wanted to be was the full chicken.”
Who knows if she’ll ever achieve main course status?
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